新编大学英语（第三版）综合教程 外研社编B4U8Read by critical thinking.ppt

NECB4U08Directions:Workingroupstodiscussthequestion.WhyhasDr.Dosseytwoclockswithdifferenttimes?Hedoesn’twanthislifetoberuledbyclocks.WhatdoesDosseythinkaboutstress-inducedills?Theycanbecuredbychangingaperson’sconceptoftime.Conclusion(Paras9-14)1.Oneofthemostcommonillsinoursociety,hesays,is“timesickness”,asenseoftimepressureandhurrythatcausesanxietyandtension.(Line4,Para2)hesays在句中是插入成分，但若放在句首即为句子的主干结构了，后接宾语从句；asenseoftimepressureandhurry是timesickness的同位语；thatclause是同位语中pressureandhurry的定语从句。翻译：他说，在我们的社会中，最常见的一种病是“时间病”，就是由时间造成的压力和紧迫感而引起的焦虑和紧张。2.pioneer(Line5,Para.2)

vt.tobeginorhelpintheearlydevelopmentof开拓；

为……开路；作先驱者e.g.Formtheoutset,Matsushitadidnotattempttopioneernewtechnologybutemphasizedqualityandprice.从一开始，松下就没有打算开创新技术，而是强调质量和价格。Nokia,theworld’sbiggestmobilephonemaker,________________________.世界第一手机生产商诺基亚推出了第一款照相手机。3.Dosseyhasdiscoveredthattheseandotherstress-inducedillscanoftenbesuccessfullytreatedbyusingsimpletechniquestochangehowapersonthinksabouttime.(Line1,Para3)thatclause是hasdiscovered的宾语从句，byphrase在thatclause中作方式状语，how引导的从句是byphrase中change的宾语从句翻译：多希发现，通过一些简单的方法改变人们对时间的看法，上述疾病和其他一些因紧张而诱发的疾病往往可以得到有效的治疗。4.addict(Line5,Para.4)

n.apersonwhoisaddicted,esp.tosomethingharmful

沉溺于某种嗜好的人e.g.adrugaddict,achess/TV/footballaddictbeaddictedto:begivento,habituallyorcompulsively沉溺于Manystudentsareaddictedtocomputergames.5.accelerate(Line2,Para.5)

adj.tocausetohappenfasterorearlierthanexpected

促进；使（某事）加快e.g.Howtoacceleratethatoldcarwasabigheadacheforthosetravelers.对那些旅行者来说，如何让这台老爷车提速是个大问题。TherisingoilpriceacceleratedthedeclineofthesaleofChina’sautomarket.油价的上涨加剧了中国汽车市场销售额的进一步下降。e.g.Synchroniseyourbodyclockbygetting